Power to be restored in Bay Village by midnight

BAY VILLAGE -- Hundreds of residents still without power since yesterday's storms may not see their lights come back on until tonight or even tomorrow morning.

Bay Village police Lt. Calvin Holliday said the department has been fielding calls since the storms hit early Monday morning. In addition to fielding calls, the department has also been conducting welfare checks.

"We've been going around checking on the elderly and other people," Holliday said.

First Energy spokesperson Chris Eck said 1,507 customers in Bay Village are without power. In addition, 216 customers in Westlake and 352 in North Olmsted are also without power, he said.

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Eck cited the ice as the cause of the outages.

"Not only does the ice accumulate on trees, but it also accumulates on wires and it has weight," Eck said, adding the high winds can make things worse.

Crews have been working to restore power since the storm and Eck said the majority of customers should have power restored by midnight. The rest should be back on by Wednesday morning, he said.